Bookholder



N. l. STARK Jan. 9, 1934.

BOOKHOLDER Filed Jan. l5, 1931 INVENTOR Mw M Patented Jan. 9, 1934 BKIODER Nathan VL stark;1 11ilaaeipuia` Pa. 'Application january is, 1931. serial. 508,916

9 Clailus.

*f l'he'uinventicn relates to book-ends;V readingrests and pamphlet and paper holderszand` more particularly toa combination of 'one with the other.y 'n Y p An important 'obectv of: the invention.l is the provision of a book-end that is engageable with the cover boards-'of a-b'ok and adaptedto` support said boli'in an openfposition and at av suitable angle of inclination for readingl or copying therefrom.

Another object of the invention isV th DC.- visidn of two book-ends that are engageable with each.' otherY or to. a. suitable backing toy form an easel stand., having. a forwardly and.upwardly7 extending shelf on which booksand pamphlets may be held up in- 4an openY position, said shelf b'engfwide enough to accoinmodate.-ra,ruler or other suitable article for preventing the pages from accidentally turning.

Y Still another object of theinvetion-is the, provision of two b'Qk-ends that r y611gag' eabl'eone with the other to form.' a U shaped' holder which may be used for b'ook'sg'pamphlet's', letters and paper.

Another important object of. the invention is` .the 'provision (if a reading-reist that V'IlayfJiI'I/SI be handy for immediate use easily 'disposed of after reading.

A further and iinpdrtant Aobject ofthe invene tion is the provision of a book-end that 'can be manufacturedfrom wire, rounded rod or other Suitable material that Will be light infwigllt'ard without sharp corners or edges to mar the surface upon which it may be placed.

A still further objectfof this invention ifs' the provision of a holder of 'thisl charactenwhich Vis.

extremely simple, in construction, thoroiliglilyY ef-` ficient and which affords an economical device for the purposes intended which 'ny 'be manufactured at anainimum cost.

With these and other objects 'in view 'the invention therefore consists in the subject matter herein described, illustrated in the drawing, 'andset forth in the lappended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View ofiny invention..-

Figure 2 isaperspective viewA thereof a'ssenflbled to. forma ll shaped.. rack or holder for books, pamphlets, letters and paper.,

Figure 3 is-a perspective View ofbooksfleeing held upwith the invention used as a book-end.

Figure 4 is aperspective view ofthe i'nve'ntion-l assembled to form an easel stand.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a book being held up an open position by the invention be ing engaged with the lower portion of the coverboards of'said book usingv the oppositeside-of vthe degiceasshownyin Figure 5. y

Thea-particular embodiment shown in thevdravvingfor'the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention, comprises a frame', Figure 1,` which is preferably-constructed `from one piece-of Wire-or-rounded metalrrod having somefresiliency andadpted to be formedv into aseriesof bends and-joined at l@by welding or soldering. A-panel member Pof binder-board or other suitable ma.- terial and cfa-thickness equalto the diameterof material used to form said frame, iszplaed'betweensidesABand C and heldin. place by binding cloth-Q or other suitable material wrapped: acrossthe faces of said-binder-board and around the outside'of A andrC- portions of saidfrarne, said cloth being'heldto the binder-board by first catf ing one 'side-thereof with aK-.suitableA glue.

In. Figure 1 the irame is'diyided into portions and lettered. Portions A-B C comprise the upright panel side, while the other portions comprise-the baseer engaging sidesaid sides being'in planes.- substantially at right angles oneto--the other M v Binder-board. P held with binding Q, f fills in andre-infors the panel side andprovidesv a surfacefor decorations which isuseful tothe book-endwfeature of. thedevice. i M

'lfheY-side ofJtl-ie binder-board?, facing the portions .GifanfclKis.` termed the front side ofthe device while the other side of the saidlbinderboard is-A termed the rear side. l x Y 'llhefront-side cf-,the deviceis attached andheld` irictionallyby inserting the cover-boards of a Ybookr` parallel -With andbetween vportions Aand-portionl D on. oneend, and` portionsNJ-KI-L andaportion N en the-opposite end. offfsaid Adevice. This is best illustrated in, the 1.-assembly Yshown in kFigure 5; portions F-G-H are on the inside of cover-board 1 while portion Dv ison the outside, portions J- K-Lare on the inside of cover-board 2 and portior 1 l\IA on-the -outsidefthe edge of binderboardPispositionedacross-the binding bracing thecover-boards 1 an'd'2 in-a plane-substantially at right angles to the plane occupied by the panel sideportions-A-B-I-C.

-The rear side of the device is attachedand held frictionally by assembling portions D--E-F onone side ofthe cover-boards, portions H-I-J ongthe'opposite side of said cover-boards and portionsALM--Nfon the `same side as portions Figure 6 shows portions D-E-F on the inside of cover-board 3, portions H-I-J on the outsideof cover-boards-S and 4 and spanning the bindingthereofwhile Aportions L-M-N are on the inside ofY cover-board 4.

On large books having thick cover-boards, a device is placed on each cover-board with portions I-I-I-J on the inside of said cover-board and portions D-E-F-L-M-N on the outside. rIhe portions G and K being longer than portions E andv M allows a thicker cover-board Y to be held without straining the device or marking the said cover-boards.

In Figure 2, the U shaped holder is formed by dovetailing two similar devices together, portions D-E-F overlap portions L-M-N at either end and portions I-I--I-J overlap portions H-I-J in the centre. The distance between the panel sides A-B-C may be varied by dovetailing said panel sides A-B--C 'closer together or farther apart.

In Figure 3 the device is shown in use as a book-end; portions A--B-C forms the Vpanel side of the device for holding the books in an upright position by means ofA some of the said books resting on the portions that are substantially at right angles thereto.l l

The easel stand in Figure 4 is formed by assembling two of the devices together using panel side A-B-C and binder-board'l3 of one of the said devices asa backing. The eXposed-edgeof binder-board P, opposite and parallel with portion B, provides a prop in conjunction with portions D and N.

The assembly of the said twoV devices isy asy described for the iront side, with the-exceptionv that the engaging side engages only a part of the panel side used for a backing. Other forms of an easel stand may be constructed'by using the cover-boards of a book, a card-board or other suitable sheet material for a backing and assemble two devices thereon in a manner "as described. l

The angle of vinclination or a-bookv may be ing shelf which extends a suiilcient distance for- Ward to accommodate an average book in an open position and have sufficient space remaining Vto accommodate a ruler or other suitable article to prevent the pages of said book from from the precise structure herein disclosed with- Y out departing from the spirit of my invention, since claim: v

1. A book holder comprising a wire frame, a backing of suitable material disposed therein and means for fastening said backing therewith,

said frame comprising an integral piece of wire bent near the middle to form an open loop eX- tending in substantially one plane and having leach end bent in the same plane to form outer open loops and thence bent and suitably joined in a single plane substantially at right angles to rst said plane and adjacent one end of said loops to form a rectangular support for said backing.

2. A pair of book ends, comprising two rigid panelmembers, each having a side member projecting at a suitable angle therewith, one of the members of one book end being adapted to engage .one of the members of the other book end to form an easel stand and one of the unengaged members forming a ledge projecting from -the easel stand.

y3L A bookholder comprising two rigid panel members each having members projecting laterally to one side thereof so that saidv members of one pa-nel may be engaged with the other panel to vform an easel stand, and the like members of the other panel to vform a ledge projecting from the easel stand.

a. A pair of book ends, each comprising a panl portion and angularly projecting spaced members with substantially equal main and rebent portions, those members of'one panel being adapted to mutually interftwith those of the other to serve as bookv ends, 'while each panel portion may also independently serve yas a book rest, with the spaced-members serving to prop the panel portion and their rebent portions serving to engage the book leaves or covers.

v5.- A bookholder comprisinga piece of wire describin'ga `closed circuit constituting a panel and further forming a member at a suitable angle to-'said panel comprising loops and return bends, all the elements of which normally lie in one plane, but certain elements oi' which are distortable into separate parallel planes.

6. A bookholder' comprisingA a substantially rigid frame and at a suitable angle therewith, an integral piece of'wire bent near the middle in substantially one'planeto form a central loop,

said wire having both ends bent in the same plane to form loops adjacent said central loop and said ends terminating in said frame.

7. A bookholder Acomprising a substantially rigid frame, and at a suitable angle therewith, an integral piece `of wire 'bent near the middle in substantiallyv one plane to form an angular central loop, said lwire having both'ends bent in the same plane to form angular loops adjacent said central loop and said ends terminating in said lframe.

3.v A bookholdercomprising' a rigid 'panel member having central and adjacent side members projecting at a suitable angle thereto, said central and adjacent side members lying normally inone plane and having certain portions which are distortable into 'separate parallel planes.

9,;A pair of book ends, each comprising a rigid panel member and an angularly projecting member with main and rebent portions, the projecting member of one panel adapted to mutually intert with the other to 4serve as book ends, while the panel members may also serve to prop books, with the main and rebent portions serving to engage the book covers of said books and hold said panel members in propping position thereon.

NATHAN I. STARK. 

